"Don't You Know What The Night Can Do?"

"Don't You Know What A Hyphen Do?"

The Lyrics

An ode to grammar and punctuation

Hear the teacher exclaiming, do you know punctuation?We can learn about grammar, in all its glamourYou can keep a sentence rollin; when you use a semi-colonGet two independent clauses; but with pausesNow's the time, our subject's finally getting throughHope you're listening closelyFor contractions, or when something belongs to youYou'll need an - apostrophe

Don't you know what a hyphen do?It can break-up a word for youIt can separate clauses too

When you're writing to mama: take a pause, use a commaLet parenthesis enfold you, let them hold youTrying to write a participle, the keyboard breaks, I'm feeling fickleFeel like I left you hanging? It was danglingNow we're dash-ing towards the chorus yet again, head to our destinationWhen we get there, we'll shout don't keep it in. What's the point? Exclamation!

Don't you know what a hyphen do?It can break-up a word for youIt can separate clauses tooDon't you know what a hyphen do?

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(ABC4) siren siren calling TT siren siren calling TT - well this predates all of TT's grammar classes, Jeff, and a fine fist you made of it, nowhere better than in that perfect line "You can keep a sentence rollin; when you use a semi-colon" - lol - 555

I have mixed feelings about this parody. I thought your lyrics and your rhyme scheme were great and I thought your lines were very funny. But I don't think the original's pacing works for you here. Odd I know, but when I read your lines without the song I laugh, and when I try to match them up with the OS, it detracts somehow. Maybe its just me.